issues archive

December

• Space-Based Solar Power May Be Closer Than You Think
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Solar+Storage Will Lead New U.S. Generation Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Netherlands Will Install Country’s Largest Energy Storage System
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• India Group Starts on $10 Billion Plan for Solar Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Group Forecasts Massive Increase in Energy Storage by 2030
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Dominion Estimates $10B Installation Cost for 2.6-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Farm
  

  by Sonal Patel

October

• Ethiopia Outlines $40 Billion Plan as GERD Hydro Startup Nears
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Pioneering 10-MW Baseload Hydrogen Power Plant Breaks Ground in French Guiana
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Enel CEO: ‘Please Put Price on Carbon’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

September

• Record Growth Continues for Renewable Energy Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• SSE Backs Top Power Execs With New UK Renewable Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• In First for the U.S., Vineyard Wind Achieves $2.3B Financial Close for Offshore Wind Farm
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• Biden’s Jobs Plan—A Game-Changer for Clean Energy?
  

  by POWER

• Record Growth Continues for Renewable Energy Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• EIA: Large-Scale U.S. Battery Power Capacity Slated for Fourfold Expansion in Two Years
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Changing Winds: Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Arizona Solar Project to Supply Microsoft Now Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Providing $27 Million for Wave Energy Research Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Groundswell of Support Heats Geothermal Innovation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Changing Winds: Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Tensions Intensify as Ethiopia Readies to Start GERD Mega-Dam Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Oil and Gas Majors Focus on Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Offshore Milestone as Feds Back Vineyard Wind Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• The POWER Interview: Solar Powers Onward
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Report Touts Huge Potential of Offshore Wind
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• COVID Costs 300,000 Clean Energy Jobs; DOE Readies for Rebound
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Snags Historic 1.48-GW Agreement for Oklahoma Wind Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 30

• Robots and Modular Designs Lead to Faster and Safer Solar Farm Construction and Maintenance
  

  by Aaron Larson

• First 1-GW Unit of Major China Coal-Fired Plant Comes Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• 2021: A Dark Year for Electricity Security, Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 23

• DOE Begins Fleshing Out Availability of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuel  
  

  by Sonal Patel

• How Microreactors Could Change the Nuclear Power Industry (and the World)
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Infrastructure Act Power Technology Demonstrations DOE’s Newly Dedicated Office Will Manage
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 16

• ISO-NE Warns Fuel Supply Issues May Threaten Winter Power System Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

• More than 32 GW of New Gas-Fired Power Plants in U.S. Pipeline
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Begins Fleshing Out Availability of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuel  
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 9

• Darlington Nuclear Plant Will Get a BWRX-300 SMR as GE Hitachi Bags Lucrative OPG Selection
  

  by Sonal Patel

• EIA: U.S. Coal Stockpiles Lowest Since 1978
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ISO-NE Warns Fuel Supply Issues May Threaten Winter Power System Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 2

• More Than 20 Coal-Fired Plants Will Close in Wake of Wastewater Rule
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Darlington Nuclear Plant Will Get a BWRX-300 SMR as GE Hitachi Bags Lucrative OPG Selection
  

  by Sonal Patel

• NRC Accepts Application for Kairos Pebble-Bed Reactor Construction Permit
  

  by Sonal Patel

November 24

• POWERnews [Nov. 24, 2021]
  

  by Aaron Larson

November 18

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NERC Issues Grim Outlook for Bulk Power System Winter Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

• $2.6 Billion Committed to New Solar Projects in Texas, California
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November 11

• Indonesia, Vietnam, Poland, S. Korea, Ukraine Commit to Phasing Out Coal Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Southern Will Close More than Half of Coal Fleet
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November 4

• The POWER Interview: Pioneering STEP Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Demonstration Readying for 2022 Commissioning
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Indonesia, Vietnam, Poland, S. Korea, Ukraine Commit to Phasing Out Coal Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• How to Get Up to 40% More Capacity from Existing Power Grid Transmission Lines
  

  by Aaron Larson

July

• Management Views: Phil Sharp
  

  by POWER

• Time to Pull the Plug on MOX
  

  by POWER

• Risk and Feedback in Leading People
  

  by POWER

May

• Utility Mergers: Who Has a Vision?
  

  by POWER

• Partnering With the Right People
  

  by POWER

• Workplace Drama: Courageous Course Correction
  

  by POWER

March

• Utility Communicators: An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?
  

  by POWER

• Yes, Virginia, There is A Nuclear Renaissance
  

  by POWER

• Minerals Make the World Go Around
  

  by POWER

January

• Creativity Cuts Cost of Connecting with Utility Customers
  

  by POWER

• The Risks in Risk Communications
  

  by POWER

• Stop Thinking and Start Acting
  

  by POWER

November

• Creating Customer-Friendly Utility Communications
  

  by POWER

• A Call to Elevate Electric Sector Cyber Security Leadership
  

  by POWER

• Lessons in Innovation from Sir Edmund Hillary
  

  by POWER

September

• Understanding Consequential Damages
  

  by POWER

• Thriving in a World Without 30-Year Careers
  

  by POWER

• If This Is What It Takes to Produce 8 Kilowatts . . .
  

  by POWER

July

• The Leadership Dilemma
  

  by POWER

• A Call for Visionary Leadership in Energy
  

  by POWER

• Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence
  

  by POWER

May

• Five Ways to Make Energy Real to Your Customers
  

  by POWER

• Mergers: Are Promoters Ahead of Regulators?
  

  by POWER

• Evaluating CPV Warranties
  

  by POWER

March

• Workplace Drama: Seven Tips for Reducing Workplace Negativity
  

  by POWER

• EPA Makes the Best Case for State Regulation
  

  by POWER

• Another Billionz Update: NOAA Discovers Inflation
  

  by POWER

December

• AEP Will Shed Kentucky Operations in $2.9B Sale 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Unit Flexibility and Asset Optimization: Helping Coal-Fired Power Plants Survive in a Renewables-Driven Market
  

  by POWER

• EIA: U.S. Coal Stockpiles Lowest Since 1978
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• Improving Power Plant Efficiency with Nanocomposite Surface Treatments
  

  by James Andrews

• AEP Will Shed Kentucky Operations in $2.9B Sale 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• West Virginia PSC Approves Continued Operation of Three AEP Coal Power Plants Through 2040
  

  by Aaron Larson

October

• Regulators Rattle AEP’s Plans to Operate 4.2-GW of Coal Power Through 2040
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Improving Power Plant Efficiency with Nanocomposite Surface Treatments
  

  by James Andrews

• Addressing the Increased Need to Decommission Power Plants in a Sustainable Manner
  

  by POWER

September

• Group Buys Pennsylvania Coal Refuse Plants to Power Bitcoin Mining
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Types of Coal and Fuel Blending Tips for Coal Power Plants
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Power Restoration Continues After Ida; Storm’s Death Toll Tops 60
  

  by Darrell Proctor

August

• Long-Duration Energy Storage: A Strategy for Retiring Coal Plants?
  

  by Ty Jagerson

• Group Buys Pennsylvania Coal Refuse Plants to Power Bitcoin Mining
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Cause for Celebration–Plant Provides Power, Economic Boost to Pakistan
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Coal Substitutes Touted as Way to Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Open
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Long-Duration Energy Storage: A Strategy for Retiring Coal Plants?
  

  by Ty Jagerson

• Eco-Friendly Ultrasonic Treatment System Controls Algae in Power Plant Settling Pond
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Process Control Strategies for Reducing the Minimum Load of Fossil-Fired Plants
  

  by POWER

• Coal Substitutes Touted as Way to Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Open
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Key Pre-Demolition Considerations for Fossil Fuel Power Plants
  

  by Contributed Content

• Process Control Strategies for Reducing the Minimum Load of Fossil-Fired Plants
  

  by POWER

• How (and Why) Using DVR Modeling Will Improve Power Plant Performance
  

  by POWER

April

• Improving Load Response and NOx Emissions with Boiler Tuning and Coal-Fired Unit Optimization
  

  by POWER

• Power Infrastructure Prominent in Biden’s $2.25 Trillion Blueprint
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Key Pre-Demolition Considerations for Fossil Fuel Power Plants
  

  by Contributed Content

December

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• More than 32 GW of New Gas-Fired Power Plants in U.S. Pipeline
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ISO-NE Warns Fuel Supply Issues May Threaten Winter Power System Reliability
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Gas Turbine Technology Advances That Could Boost Their Future Relevance
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ISO-NE Move Puts New Gas-Fired Plant in Doubt
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• SRP Approves Arizona Expansion with 16 Gas-Fired Turbines
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Gas Turbines Installed to Support California Power Supply
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Gas Turbine Technology Advances That Could Boost Their Future Relevance
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• California Will Add Gas-Fired Units to Increase Power Supply
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• SRP Approves Arizona Expansion with 16 Gas-Fired Turbines
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• LNG-to-Power Project, $30 Billion in Offshore Wind Targeted for Vietnam
  

  by Darrell Proctor

August

• Technology Triumph: Track 4A Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

• PSEG Agrees to Sell 6.8-GW Fossil Fleet to ArcLight Capital
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Gas Exploration and Production Company to Buy Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas
  

  by Aaron Larson

July

• How Commercial and Industrial Facilities Benefit from On-Site Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Bechtel, GE Will Lead 3.2-GW Gas Power Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Technology Triumph: Track 4A Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Exec Calls for Action on New Texas Gas-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• South Korea Eyes First Hydrogen Gas Turbine Demonstration in 2027
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ERCOT Program Cut Natural Gas Supply During Winter Storm
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• Japan Plant Adding New Gas-Fired Units in Massive Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ERCOT Conditions Tighten Again as Outages Mount to 32 GW
  

  by Sonal Patel

December

• New Materials, Efficiency Upgrades Advancing Solar Technologies
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Why Thermal Energy Storage Offers Hot Prospects for Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Want Long-Term Energy Storage? Look to Hydrogen
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• How an AP1000 Plant Is Changing the Nuclear Power Paradigm Through District Heating, Desalination
  

  by Sonal Patel

• A Newcomer to Nuclear Power, UAE Has Showcase Facility in Barakah
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Nuclear Power Foundation of China’s Future Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• Collaboration Brings the Energy for Pennsylvania Community
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid Supplies Power When Southern California Needs It Most
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Ingenuity Boosts Efficiency at Colombian Gas Power Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• Sun Shines on FPL’s Solar Program
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Winds of Change Revitalize West Texas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Big Splash for Marine Power: Minesto’s Underwater Kite
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• The Remarkable Responsibility of Coal Refuse Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Cause for Celebration–Plant Provides Power, Economic Boost to Pakistan
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Taean IGCC: Continued Operation, Continued Achievement
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Technology Triumph: Track 4A Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Coal-to-Gas Transition a Winning Strategy in Tianjin, China
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Eco-Friendly Ultrasonic Treatment System Controls Algae in Power Plant Settling Pond
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Changing Winds: Emerging Wind Turbine Technologies
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Positive Signs Support Solar Sector
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• How Commercial and Industrial Facilities Benefit from On-Site Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Rediscovering Fire: Advancements in Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Advanced Technology, Innovative Solutions Enhance Nuclear Operations and Maintenance
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Groundswell of Support Heats Geothermal Innovation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• The Natural Gas Flame Continues to Burn Bright
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Oil and Gas Majors Focus on Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, and Carbon Capture
  

  by Aaron Larson

• First Commercial Deployment of Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Taking Shape in Alberta
  

  by Sonal Patel